Epidemiological changes of scarlet fever before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Chongqing, China: a 19-year surveillance and prediction study
Children aged 3-7 years are the most affected population, particularly males, and kindergartens and primary schools serving as transmission hotspots. It is predicted that the high incidence of scarlet fever in Chongqing will persist in 2024 and 2025, and the outer districts (counties) beyond urban zone would bear the brunt of the impact. Therefore, imminent public health planning and resource allocation should be focused within those areas.
Authors
- Tao Yin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9429-7153)
- Baisong Li
- Wenge Tang
- Han Zhao
- Xiaoni Zhong
- Kun Su (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7793-1853)
- Rui Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0110-4912)
- Yaokai Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3229-0108)
- Lin Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2767-0026)
- Qi Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7214-8122)
- Ju Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6514-0923)
- Li Qin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9072-4955)
- Jiang Long (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6048-0737)
- Yu Xiong
- Jun Sun
- Jule Yang
Institutions
- Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (TW)
- Chongqing Public Health Medical Center (CN)
- Chongqing Municipal Government (CN)
- Chongqing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20116-5
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71
Funders
- Chongqing Science and Technology Commission
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention